CC057: Saurabh Sharma of Jump Capital // Series A and B capital for cloud infrastructure and enterprise software

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Interview begins: 6:08

Debrief begins: 37:58

Today we are talking with Saurabh Sharma He is a partner at Jump Capital, a thesis led sector-focused and operating centric venture capital firm specializing in series A and B in growth-stage investments, Jump Capital invest in data-driven technology companies within the FinTech, B2B SaaS, IT data infrastructure and media sectors.

Saurabh has a diverse background in investing, operations & product management and leads Jump's efforts in Enterprise Software and IT Infrastructure, his career as a High-Performance Computing researcher at French National Institute for Scientific Research where he focused on Compiler Optimization for mission-critical computing.

Key points:

• Private equity style in India. (10:19)
• Working for Groupon (12:18)
• Limitations when it comes to data science (14:56)
• What makes Jump Capital different? (18:47)

Learn more about Jump Capital: https://jumpcap.com

Follow Saurabh Sharma on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabh-sharma-6ba69a1/

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